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other stores are calling us to see if we have it. we are completely out. >> reporter: potassium iodine helps protect the thyroid gland from a certain type of exposure. even though they say the risk in the united states is low. >> there is no need for concern. >> reporter: the run is on. >> people have been coming in all day and calling. i don't think in the time i have worked here that this is sought after. >> reporter: the demand has shot up on the internet. usually the pills cost about $1. the current price has skyrocketed to about $10 each. >> it shows we have no control over anything really. >> it is not just the pills that have run out. this herb has iodine in it. all gone. if you are really desperate there are alternatives that are still available, including this powdered kelp or dried kelp. >> just as my wife and i have a modest store of dried foods and water and, you know, know where our medicines are, i also that i that under present circumstances it is a good idea to be able to have some potassium iodine on hand. >> it is w
other stores are calling us to see if we have it. we are completely out. >> reporter: potassium iodine helps protect the thyroid gland from a certain type of exposure. even though they say the risk in the united states is low. >> there is no need for concern. >> reporter: the run is on. >> people have been coming in all day and calling. i don't think in the time i have worked here that this is sought after. >> reporter: the demand has shot up on the internet....
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they have been using bleach for years. but it has come before the board of supervisors for this next $14 million bill. and that's when some of the environmentalists saw it and jumped on the band wagon. but the city says it really is not a problem, dana. >> all right. mike sugarman, thank you. >> the word's fastest yacht is now in san francisco. one of the first signs of the city's preparations for the america's cup. but as simon perez shows us it didn't sail in under the golden gate bridge. it had to be brought in on a freighter in pieces. >> reporter: the last boat to win the america's cup had a mast so tall it had to be shipped to san francisco in pieces on a container ship this morning because it wouldn't fit under the golden gate bridge. the mast and sail of the oracle usa17 are actually one piece called a wing. to give you an idea just how big the wing is that crane is 190 feet tall. the wing is 230 feet tall, another 40 feet bigger than that raid. >> this boat is is it definitely the fastest boat to enter america's c
they have been using bleach for years. but it has come before the board of supervisors for this next $14 million bill. and that's when some of the environmentalists saw it and jumped on the band wagon. but the city says it really is not a problem, dana. >> all right. mike sugarman, thank you. >> the word's fastest yacht is now in san francisco. one of the first signs of the city's preparations for the america's cup. but as simon perez shows us it didn't sail in under the golden gate...
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either you get used to it or you don't. >> cement transformer. i think we will get used to it. we will see. >> oh, yes, you will. you'll be paying for it too. mike sugerman in san francisco. thanks, mike. >> you will like that and you will like this weather. >> do you think? >> it is really funny because some people really do like the rain. they embrace it and other people really enjoy sunshine. so it is a little bit of both. i think it will make everybody happy, dana. you nailed it there. >> this is our live cbs5 weather camera looking out toward the bay waters where today we experienced 58 degrees. 68 degrees in gilroy. quarter inch of rain at tops spilled out of the clouds. otherwise, just a few traces anywhere just south of the golden gate bridge. a little bit of drizzle still to be noted with temperatures in the low 60s. we will have a layer of clouds and also some patchy fog developing. lows dropping between 38 degrees in santa rosa to the mid-40s across the central bay and also the santa clara valley. so upstream we are watching yet another area of low pressure. this one
either you get used to it or you don't. >> cement transformer. i think we will get used to it. we will see. >> oh, yes, you will. you'll be paying for it too. mike sugerman in san francisco. thanks, mike. >> you will like that and you will like this weather. >> do you think? >> it is really funny because some people really do like the rain. they embrace it and other people really enjoy sunshine. so it is a little bit of both. i think it will make everybody happy,...
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what can you tell us? >> well, just a few minutes ago we saw the waters recede and as you can see behind me they are receding once again. very quickly within the past five minutes they have almost quickly receded. many residents around here very shocked. >> and that was a telltale sign. shopper 5 had -- chopper 5 had these shots. and we saw this. you can see the water beginning to surge onshore into the santa cruz harbor. we were expecting rises between 2 to 3 feet. now, this is not your typical wave. so we are talking about a massive water. all of a sudden rising up as it approaches the coastline and surging onshore with all the energy it started with and roared in through the harbor. something else that caught or eye was the whirlpool. all that water churning in and out. with tsunamis it is not a single wave but a series of waves moving onshore, hitting the coastline moving back out so you see that churning of all that water and that's exactly what happened. we saw some whirlpools happening there. and it
what can you tell us? >> well, just a few minutes ago we saw the waters recede and as you can see behind me they are receding once again. very quickly within the past five minutes they have almost quickly receded. many residents around here very shocked. >> and that was a telltale sign. shopper 5 had -- chopper 5 had these shots. and we saw this. you can see the water beginning to surge onshore into the santa cruz harbor. we were expecting rises between 2 to 3 feet. now, this is not...
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>> i think it is useful and because they are useful to use you can train anyone. a police officer, deputy as a professional and with adequate training we know that lay people who they are can do life saving things. >> think about it in an earthquake. dave in tucson says he has received calls from all over the country for the first 5 minutes, kit and training but no calls from california yet. if you have a story that you think deserves another look send an e-mail to another look@cbs5.com. >>> taking center stage at tonight's council meeting and why several unions say one of their counterparts is getting a sweetheart deal. simon perez reporting. >> reporter: many across the country and across california having a hard time balancing its budget so it does have a budget balancing plan but some people don't like it. in fact, these guys protesting tonight say it is just not fair. the 50 or is employees in the antioch public works department feel this. >> it is also a matter of fairness in that if you're going to ask people to make these sacrifices you need to ask everybo
>> i think it is useful and because they are useful to use you can train anyone. a police officer, deputy as a professional and with adequate training we know that lay people who they are can do life saving things. >> think about it in an earthquake. dave in tucson says he has received calls from all over the country for the first 5 minutes, kit and training but no calls from california yet. if you have a story that you think deserves another look send an e-mail to another...
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share information with us. and actually take something away and modify their procedures. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spiers says it is about time. >> they have had fall back to come up with clever little surveys that really tell us nothing. people need to be informed. safety steps need to be taken and i think that's what this is really all about. >> reporter: but left out of the discussion so far is who will pay for what neighbors consider basic safety upgrades. >> what worries me is we are all going to have to pay for it. >> you and me and all my neighbors and everybody else in the world because now they want to pass it on to the consumer. that's not right either. >> reporter: today's hearing focused on the latest technology for testing pipelines. at one point an industry analyst referred to the possible defects on the san bruno pipeline as an anomaly prompting a strongly worded response from san bruno's city manager. >> i'm confident that the citizens of san bruno would find this very difficult conclusi
share information with us. and actually take something away and modify their procedures. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spiers says it is about time. >> they have had fall back to come up with clever little surveys that really tell us nothing. people need to be informed. safety steps need to be taken and i think that's what this is really all about. >> reporter: but left out of the discussion so far is who will pay for what neighbors consider basic safety upgrades. >>...
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but he has ruled out using u.s. troops to oust him. >> we have to ratchet up our diplomatic and our political pressure on him so that at some point he many i-a decision to leave. >> reporter: on capitol hill some lawmakers argue more force may be necessary to get moammar gadhafi to go. >> this is the libyan people's fight. but we need to continue to help make it a fairer fight. >> reporter: the submarines filed another barrage of missiles on tuesday in tripoli. it has cost already $500 million. >>> and one more note on the intervention in libya, much has been made of the financial cost involved. you've heard the political rhetoric. the u.s. military's involvement in the no-fly zone has cost $600 million over eight days. now, that cost is expected to fall as nato and other applied nations take a larger role. as for america's eight-year war in iraq, take a look at the numbers. congressal budget estimates put that weekly cost at about $2 billion a week. the total bill passed $700 billion last year. projected costs by t
but he has ruled out using u.s. troops to oust him. >> we have to ratchet up our diplomatic and our political pressure on him so that at some point he many i-a decision to leave. >> reporter: on capitol hill some lawmakers argue more force may be necessary to get moammar gadhafi to go. >> this is the libyan people's fight. but we need to continue to help make it a fairer fight. >> reporter: the submarines filed another barrage of missiles on tuesday in tripoli. it has...
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but it turns out the gadgets we have that make us more productive might be keeping us from any rest. dr. kim mulvahill what you are saying is we are too wired to get sleep. >> too connected that is the problem. think of this as a wakeup call. almost half of people consider themselves rarely, if ever, getting a good night's sleep. it turns out all of our gadgets may be keeping us up. [ music ] >> reporter: americans aren't getting enough sleep. >> we don't get home from work until sometimes close to 1 a.m. and so we get up and go to the gym at 6 a.m. >> but it is not just long work hours. the technology we use might also be to blame. the national sleep foundation found that 95% of people surveyed used a computer, video games, cell phone or t.v. in the hour before bed. doctors say electronics can affect your sleep cycle. the artificial light emitted from t.v. and computer screens suppresses the release of melatonin the hormone that helps with sleep. >> it delays our feeling of sleepiness and therefore we are falling asleep at a later hour. you still have to wake up at the same time and
but it turns out the gadgets we have that make us more productive might be keeping us from any rest. dr. kim mulvahill what you are saying is we are too wired to get sleep. >> too connected that is the problem. think of this as a wakeup call. almost half of people consider themselves rarely, if ever, getting a good night's sleep. it turns out all of our gadgets may be keeping us up. [ music ] >> reporter: americans aren't getting enough sleep. >> we don't get home from work...
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>> i think a lot. >> would you use it? >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: the bridge is scheduled to be completed sometime this fall. if it is done by october 30th at 120 illegal crossings per day, that means about 29,000 people will have crossed these tracks between now and then by the time the bridge is open. in san jose, len ramirez, cbs5. >>> getting a truck under a bridge. not exactly rocket science, right? well, it proved a little difficult. why this massive satellite spent part of the day stuck on highway 101. >>> and this satellite made it to the launch pad but it didn't get far from there. the price tag on this little mistake over the pacific ocean. >>> what about the satellite that actually made it into space. consider this one possibly falling onto your house. blach blap ,,,,,,,,,, morning commute. it happened at 7-20... just west of the toll plaza on the san mateo- hayward bridge. two westbound >>> an overturned armor truck caused quite a mess in the commute. happened just west of the toll plaza. san mateo haywar
>> i think a lot. >> would you use it? >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: the bridge is scheduled to be completed sometime this fall. if it is done by october 30th at 120 illegal crossings per day, that means about 29,000 people will have crossed these tracks between now and then by the time the bridge is open. in san jose, len ramirez, cbs5. >>> getting a truck under a bridge. not exactly rocket science, right? well, it proved a little difficult. why this massive...